Gamble pays off as McIlroy and Wozniacki get engaged

Punters who took a gamble and placed a bet on golfer Rory McIlroy becoming engaged to his Danish tennis player girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki also have reasons to celebrate the New Year.

Bookmakers yesterday confirmed they will pay out on any bet placed for the couple to get engaged in either 2013 or 2014 after a dispute arose over which year the event took place.

Reports about the possible demise of the on-off relationship between the Co Down golf star and the former world number one tennis player which sparked headlines in October were firmly quashed with the couple’s announcement of their engagement on New Year’s Eve.